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Self-taught African Teen Wows M.I.T.
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[quote:Anonymous Coward 25799108:MV8yMDU5NzcyXzM0NjQ5MjkxX0U2QzgyNzVE] [quote:HI.Lander:MV8yMDU5NzcyXzM0NjQ5MjM4XzY1RkI3Nzcz] [quote:Fighting Spartan:MV8yMDU5NzcyXzM0NjQ5MDk4XzlDOTA0Qjk3] I just don't see the purpose of the story. Any poor kid can teach himself to make a radio out of spare parts. In my opinion, this is the same BS grandstanding that eventually led the greatest Nation on the face of the Earth to have an incompetent radical leader. [/quote] There's more to the story then making a radio out of spare parts. We're bombarded with mountains of shit "news" stories all the time. I'd much rather hear a story like this than some crap about a celebrity or reality TV star. [/quote] You make a good point. [/quote]
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15-Year-Old Kelvin Doe is an engineering whiz living in Sierra Leone who scours the trash bins for spare parts, which he uses to build batteries, generators and transmitters. Completely self-taught, Kelvin has created his own radio station where he broadcasts news and plays music under the moniker, DJ Focus.
Kelvin became the youngest person in history to be invited to the "Visiting Practitioner's Program" at MIT. THNKR had exclusive access to Kelvin and his life-changing journey - experiencing the US for the first time, exploring incredible opportunities, contending with homesickness, and mapping out his future.
You can do much with so little.
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